Amusing Muses

I think I heard a faint voice calling my name that day; it all actually began with that.  ‘Deb!’ … This time I heard it a li’l more clearly. I don’t have the foggiest idea of where I was then, but the voice was clearly a familiar one.  ‘ Why weren’t you responding, Deb… ’ she trailed off, panting as she ran to me. I steadied myself and braced for impact (if you know what I mean!); after all, she was my crush! Sensing my nervousness instantly, her pace slowed down to a walk, giving me precious time to gather my thoughts. I had decided to ask her two questions: ‘How’s life?’ and ‘Are you free today, in the evening?’, and all this was decided in the additional two seconds that her slowing down had given me.  As always, things never went the way I wanted them to. I mumbled and stammered a feeble ‘ H-H-Hey! ’ trying not to make any eye contact (I am an introvert and eye contact is the last thing I want). Shuffling her bag and tossing her golden hair gently, she looked at me a